2007-07-18 16:06:23 · 14 answers · asked by gonzalo m 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
No, HIV only lives for a short time and cannot reproduce inside an insect.
2007-07-18 16:13:18 · answer #1 · answered by Racee Tech 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is THEORETICALLY possible, but it would take some extreme circumstances and even then it isn't very likely. Imagine a mosquito biting a person with aids and then immediately biting you. As I say, in theory, there is live aids virus on its mouth and its mouth is breaching your skin. But look how little aids virus there would be.
Of all the things in the world to fret, that should be very near the bottom.
2007-07-18 16:10:51 · answer #2 · answered by Just_One_Man's_Opinion 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The chances of a person getting AIDS from a mosquito bite are similiar of the chances of getting struck by a bolt of lightning while accepting a check from Publishers Clearing House.
2007-07-18 16:16:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's AIDS, not aid. To aid is to help or assist. AIDS is Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, a disease.
No, mosquitos cannot carry the Human Immunodeficiency Virus which causes AIDS. Only body fluid transfers can cause it.
2007-07-18 16:16:30 · answer #4 · answered by CYP450 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have been raised in the AIDS community because my mom got infected 16 years ago so trust me when i tell you this, IT IS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET HIV/AIDS FROM A MOSIQUTO BITE! It is carried in blood, brest milk, seamen and vaginal fluid, and and mucosal surfaces. You can get it from unprotected sex, contaminated needles, childbirth, breast feeding, or tattoo ink (ONLY IF THEY DONT CLEAN UP, IT CAN LIVE IN THE INK FOR UP TO 72 HOURS! THATS WHY MOST PLACES USE DIFFERENT INK BAGS EVERY TIME).
2007-07-19 08:59:56 · answer #5 · answered by Kassie M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so, but you can get West Nile Virus and encephalitis, so you should use repellent when you are outside in the evenings and mornings. The chances aren't great, but you should protect yourself.
2007-07-18 16:10:31 · answer #6 · answered by Darby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but you can learn how to properly utilize the english language by opening a book.
2007-07-18 16:15:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you asking about AIDS? If so the answer is NO, but they can give a disease that can kill you.
2007-07-18 16:11:37 · answer #8 · answered by Aliz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no the virus will no live outside a warm bodied host for any length of time
2007-07-18 16:11:31 · answer #9 · answered by dan_mcreynolds2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if it is a F-----ing mosquito... I really do not think so but cannot remember if my thought is backed up by any real information.
2007-07-18 16:10:20 · answer #10 · answered by responder 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋